A look at the adorable, miniature creations of embroidery artist Kaoru Hirota, the needle behind the brand HIPOTA

It wasn't that long ago that I watched The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), the Japanese, Studio Ghibli refresh of Mary Norton's The Borrowers, and looking at Hipota's petite, crafted edibles and teenie-tiny animals, I can't help but be reminded of the film. These artworks are so real, and so little that they have a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids element to them.

33 year old Japanese craft artist Kaoru Hirota makes intricate embroidery pieces under the name Hipota. Having stumbled… read more